Understanding copyright
Origin - Idea of property
creator / purchase should 'own' property allow perpetual use and control
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Ideas and ownership
copyright law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright extended over time, now for 50 years after death of author.
Copyright – includes many rights
- Right to re-use
- Right to give to others
- Right to make changes
- Right to sell
- Attribution right
Each of these rights can be relaxed by the author. The two extremes are "all rights reserved" v/s "Public domain". In between we have different rights relaxed
- Right to re-use
- Right to give to others
- Right to make changes
- Right to sell
- Attribution right
Software – GPL (General Public License) – Free and Open Source Software Content – CC (Creative Commons) – Open Educational Resources, open content, open access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_commons
CC – BY - Attribution CC – SA - Share alike CC – BY – SA – NC – ND CC – NC - Non commercial CC – ND - Non derivative
Eg KOER – CC BY SA NC and NROER – CC BY SA